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Mike K.
Mar 3, 2012, 4:00 PM
We've been approached about the possibility of creating a separate section for St. John's.
Based on feedback there have been up to 70 contributors over the last while to St. John's discussions and some 15 are active.
There would be three options available:
1) Create a sub-forum for St. John's where threads can be started on projects or local issues
2) Create an SSP:L, full out section with sub-forums like Halifax
3) Expand St. John's presence within the current Atlantic sub-forum, essentially pre-fixing all St. John's threads with [St. John's] and threads for other cities with their respective names.
Please discuss. I can assist by providing our experiences with the three options above.
PoscStudent
Mar 3, 2012, 4:09 PM
I would choose option number 1.
MonctonRad
Mar 3, 2012, 4:21 PM
Although I am only an occasional contributer to the St. John's thread, I woild choose the sub forum option as well. A full fledged SSP local can be confusing to out of town visitors to the site.
For what it's worth, I think that it is time for a Moncton sub forum in SSP Atlantic as well. We have over 10,000 posts and over 1.2 million views on the current Moncton thread. Most threads are retired at this point. Perhaps instead of replacing it with a "Moncton II" thread, we should consider a Moncton sub forum, with different threads within the forum to discuss development issues in Riverview, Dieppe, downtown Moncton and Moncton Northwest. We could also have threads for retail, entertainment, sports etc.
Food for though.
Marty_Mcfly
Mar 3, 2012, 4:39 PM
Yeah, I'm for option one. While I do like Halifax's SSP, it can be somewhat confusing from time to time. A sub-form where separate threads for each development may be the best option.
I'm also all for a Moncton sub-form as well. While I don't post there, it does seem to be quite the active thread :tup:
Ayreonaut
Mar 3, 2012, 5:26 PM
I would prefer option #1.
I think I would contribute more to specific threads where I wouldn't feel like I was off-topic as is the case with the project/development thread. I also think a separate section could help to bring in new contributors.
I don't think an SSP: Local is necessary at this point; most of the threads people will be looking for would likely remain on the first page of a subforum anyway.
Mike K.
Mar 3, 2012, 6:17 PM
Ok great.
And what are the stats for Moncton? I.e., how many contributors and how many are active?
MonctonRad
Mar 3, 2012, 7:37 PM
:previous:
For Moncton:
- 169 total posters of which I would consider about 30 to be active
- Over 10,100 posts in about four years
- Over 1.2 million views
The thread has become a resource for local media and we know that topics discussed on the forum can end up in the newspaper in about two days time. The Moncton thread is easily the second busiest in the Atlantic section of SSP. Only the Halifax SSP Local is busier.
I believe that it is time for us to move to the next higher level, however I am only one voice and would like some input from other Monctonians on the forum before this step is taken. Would it be OK with you if I PM you in a couple of weeks with the consensus?
Architype
Mar 4, 2012, 12:21 AM
My opinion, option no. 1 would be best suited.
AllBlack
Mar 4, 2012, 4:30 AM
A vote for Option 1 here.
jeddy1989
Mar 4, 2012, 2:50 PM
My opinion, option no. 1 would be best suited.
i agree
Architype
Mar 6, 2012, 5:09 AM
It seems like the consensus is for a sub-forum but not a Local. Since St.John's has a decent economy now there is likely to be significant continuing development for a few years to come, and plenty of issues for discussion. Because of the heritage issues, etc. sometimes even smaller proposals seem to generate lots of attention in St. John's as compared to most cities.
statbass
Mar 6, 2012, 2:47 PM
My vote is for option 1 as well.
Mike K.
Mar 12, 2012, 7:15 PM
We'd like to try taking the prefix route for the time-being and see how many threads remain active and how much traffic they receive. We've found in the past that creating new sections that only have a small handful of active threads compartmentalizes the forum too much and makes it much less appealing.
So moving forward we'll monitor how things go with St. John's and Moncton threads.
Please prefix St. John's threads with [St. John's] and Moncton with [Moncton].
:)
PoscStudent
Dec 22, 2012, 2:27 AM
Maybe time to revisit this, a lot of activity recently. Some of our threads are getting activity, though I find I miss some updates due to there being so many threads in the Atlantic Canadian section.
J_Murphy
Dec 22, 2012, 2:57 AM
Yup, I agree with a St. John's sub-forum.
JHikka
Dec 22, 2012, 3:23 AM
I would think the need for it would be higher now given the amount of posts in the various St. John's threads.
Townie709
Dec 22, 2012, 3:57 AM
I would consider myself a regular contributor on the St. John's thread. I think option one would be best! Thanks :)
Edit: I didn't realize this was from earlier this year. I thought this was started today, haha! The need is definitely there now. Even today we got two new "lurkers" sign up and start posting, we're averaging a few pages per day (9 pages in one day on thursday!) I would love to see a seperate sub-forum (option 1) for St. John's. Development, even small development, generally gets a fair amount of discussion in St. John's. The economy is booming here, so with that comes exciting development that will keep us discussing for at least the next 5 years! And like the city, our main SSP thread is rapidly growing! I would love it if this was revisited as the need really is there now. Again, I would prefer option one if this is to come into fruition! Thanks!
SignalHillHiker
Dec 22, 2012, 10:27 AM
Cool! Who asked? Was it us or NB/PEI? :haha:
I would prefer option 1. It keeps us from dominating the Atlantic Canada section but doesn't throw a whole section at us. We would struggle to fill and keep active a subforum like Halifax has. But just option 1 would be great.
Edit: also thought this was a new thread.
Edit 2: second that Moncton should have one as well. Very active group with lots of threads.
statbass
Dec 22, 2012, 2:03 PM
Cool! Who asked? Was it us or NB/PEI? :haha:
I would prefer option 1. It keeps us from dominating the Atlantic Canada section but doesn't throw a whole section at us. We would struggle to fill and keep active a subforum like Halifax has. But just option 1 would be great.
Edit: also thought this was a new thread.
Edit 2: second that Moncton should have one as well. Very active group with lots of threads.
It was us (St. John's) that originally requested the sub-forums/tagging forums and I think Moncton followed suit around the same time.
MonctonRad
Dec 22, 2012, 3:29 PM
I think it's time you guys approach Mike K again about requesting a subforum.
There has unquestionably been increased activity on the St. John's thread(s) since you adopted the multiple thread system in the Spring, you have a number of new active members and you guys have a number of large projects in the city requiring discussion. I think the need is there.
As for Moncton, I'm not so sure we are there yet. The case for a Moncton subforum is not quite so compelling. Our separate threads are all neighbourhood based and only a few new members have joined up in the last while. Although development is active in the city, there is little in the way of large scale projects going on.
I still like the subforum concept for Moncton though, as it would help to keep all our threads organized in one place rather than scattered though the Atlantic Canadian section. Sometimes they can be hard to find. If you guys contact Mike K, don't forget to ask him what he thinks about Moncton too. He can look at the posts and traffic counts on the Moncton threads and decide if it's worthwhile or not.
jeddy1989
Dec 22, 2012, 3:54 PM
yeah we've had quite a few new members even in the past month or so and I think getting a separate section would make it easier for us to navigate the threads and more will be posted in the other threads
I think the time is now
Townie709
Dec 22, 2012, 4:14 PM
I've private messaged Mike about this. We'll see if he responds here :)
jeddy1989
Dec 22, 2012, 4:18 PM
I've private messaged Mike about this. We'll see if he responds here :)
me too
cormiermax
Dec 22, 2012, 6:13 PM
I think the time has indeed come for a St. John's section, seems to be an awful lot of Newfoundlanders as of late so the activity needed is certainly there! As for Moncton, I don't think its really needed yet. There are a number of members from Moncton but I don't really see enough demand there in terms of things going on in the city.
Townie709
Dec 23, 2012, 6:23 PM
Is mike ever online, or is there someone else we should contact??
Mike K.
Dec 24, 2012, 5:03 PM
Hi guys,
Thanks for the private messages from a couple of St. John's members. What are the current membership levels that you guys can tabulate? How many threads involve SJ, and how many new posts do we see on a daily basis?
Townie709
Dec 24, 2012, 5:12 PM
There are 16 St. John's related threads that I counted at a glance on Atlantic section and a few more that could be related to St. John's in some way (ex. Lower Churchill project in Labrador)
In terms of membership, my guess would be about 15 active members? We have also seen several new members in the past week alone.
We normally average, I would say, 3 pages of discussion a day on the main thread (sometimes more, sometimes less depending on the day) as well as a few posts on other St. John's related forums (ex: the retail thread, concept thread, republic thread, project specific threads, ect.) one day last week we even reached 9 pages of discussion on the main thread in one day!
Development is at an all time high here in St. John's and isn't expected to slow anytime soon. That leave us with a growing member base and lots to talk about! I think I speak for all St. John's contributers when I say we would love to see a sub forum for St. John's (option 1)
Thanks for revisiting this, we really appreciate it! And Merry Chirstmas mike :)
SignalHillHiker
Dec 24, 2012, 5:19 PM
I think we have more than 15 active members, probably between 20 and 25 - though we may only hear from most of them once or twice each week. We have at least 5-10 that post just about every day, like Townie709 and I.
And we promise to grow the section if we're given it. There are lots of threads we could be creating but don't because we don't want to swamp the Atlantic Canada section. So the St. John's-related threads and discussions would definitely increase. And, with that, I hope, we'd gain even more members and participation.
And you could always reverse the decision if it doesn't work. We don't want a new section just for the sake of having one. We think it would help us be better organized, make our threads more accessible, generate more participation, etc. If we turn out to be wrong and these benefits don't happen, we'll support reversing the decision - not be crabby about it.
jeddy1989
Dec 24, 2012, 6:49 PM
I think we have more than 15 active members, probably between 20 and 25 - though we may only hear from most of them once or twice each week. We have at least 5-10 that post just about every day, like Townie709 and I.
And we promise to grow the section if we're given it. There are lots of threads we could be creating but don't because we don't want to swamp the Atlantic Canada section. So the St. John's-related threads and discussions would definitely increase. And, with that, I hope, we'd gain even more members and participation.
And you could always reverse the decision if it doesn't work. We don't want a new section just for the sake of having one. We think it would help us be better organized, make our threads more accessible, generate more participation, etc. If we turn out to be wrong and these benefits don't happen, we'll support reversing the decision - not be crabby about it.
Agreed, there has been a lot of activity and it has been only increaing as more onlookers become members and the many projects become active and more and more and more are proposed
various threads are added to on a daily basis, while with our own section more threads related to other things can be made (like for pics and reviews etc), it will be much easier to navigate through our threads if it were in it's own section
Townie709
Dec 24, 2012, 8:36 PM
So, Mike, what do you say?? :)
Mike K.
Dec 26, 2012, 5:04 PM
Sounds like we can move forward with a St. John's sub-forum. I think it would probably be a little premature to roll out a full SSP:Local with several sub-sub-forums, but we'll start with a separate section.
While I chat with the mods about the expansion plan, would there be any takers for mods from St. John's to mod the St. John's section? Two mods would be a good start.
SignalHillHiker
Dec 26, 2012, 5:08 PM
Yay - thank you! :D And yes, we agree, a Local would be a bit much to start. We'd be filling it up just for the sake of having threads there and we don't want that. But a section... we can kick *** with a section. :D
I nominate Architype for mod, if he's willing. He's our Codfather. And he has lots of patience.
jeddy1989
Dec 26, 2012, 5:21 PM
What does it involve becoming a mod? you can PM me if you'd like, I may be interested :)
This is awesome news!
SignalHillHiker
Dec 26, 2012, 5:23 PM
Jeddy'd be good. And it'd be great practice for when he's on city council. :D
SignalHillHiker
Dec 26, 2012, 5:33 PM
Here is a list of the currently active St. John's threads that would have to be moved:
The Official St. John's Project Thread
http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/showthread.php?t=145930
[St. John's] Fortis | 49m | 12 floors | U/C
http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/showthread.php?t=198186
[St. John's] Metro West End Development (including Mount Pearl, Paradise and CBS)
http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/showthread.php?t=198204
Republic of Newfoundland and Labrador
http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/showthread.php?t=202121
St. John's: 2012 in Review
http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/showthread.php?t=203103
[St. John's] 351 Water Street | 12 Floors | U/C
http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/showthread.php?t=198180
[St. John's] Concept developments and Ideas
http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/showthread.php?t=198817
[St. John's] Retail Thread
http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/showthread.php?t=198935
St. John's Municipal Election (September 2013)
http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/showthread.php?t=202820
[St. John's] Henry-Bell Condo Complex | 10- & 8-floors U/C | 1X25-30m Proposed
http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/showthread.php?t=198202
[St. John's] Transport development (Highways, Airport, and Public Transit)
http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/showthread.php?t=198345
[St.John's] Deacon investments office tower |10 Floors | Proposed
http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/showthread.php?t=198213
[St. John's] Hilton Garden Inn | 35m | 12 Floors | Proposed
http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/showthread.php?t=202956
Favorite pass times in St. John's
http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/showthread.php?t=202516
[St. John's] East End Development
http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/showthread.php?t=198198
There are a few other general Newfoundland project threads that can be left in the Atlantic Canada section, I assume, and the first post of the main Project Thread, maintained by Architype, is where to find the rest of the links.
Townie709
Dec 26, 2012, 6:11 PM
Yay! Thanks Mike! Jeddy and Architype would be great candidates for mods!
cormiermax
Dec 26, 2012, 9:26 PM
SignalHillHiker would be an obvious choice when it comes to a mod.
Architype
Dec 27, 2012, 1:29 AM
That's great news. I think one of the more active local forumers would be good for a mod.
Architype
Dec 27, 2012, 1:33 AM
There are some older threads buried in the forum as well, I don't know if they should be included, but they would help fill out the section and would only appear in order of reply dates. Visibility depends on how your display options are set.
http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/showthread.php?t=144441
http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/showthread.php?t=145526
http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/showthread.php?t=144667
http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/showthread.php?t=141090
http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/showthread.php?t=140422
http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/showthread.php?t=133389
http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/showthread.php?t=135244
http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/showthread.php?t=135298
http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/showthread.php?t=127701
http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/showthread.php?t=125225
http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/showthread.php?t=117163
http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/showthread.php?t=154541
MonctonRad
Dec 27, 2012, 3:51 AM
Glad to see St. John's moving forward with a subforum structure. :tup:
The more I think of it, Moncton isn't ready yet. We have a lot of building activity in the metro area, but we don't have the concentration of big projects that you guys have. We have a fairly large number of SSP members from metro Moncton, but a lot of them are not tremendously active, posting only 2-3 times per week. You guys on the other hand have over a half dozen really active members and the growth of the SSP membership in the St. John's area has really been accelerating over the last several months. I would wager that the posting activity in St. John's now is starting to rival Halifax.
In short, St. John's is ready but Moncton isn't. Good luck to you guys! :tup:
jeddy1989
Dec 27, 2012, 4:02 AM
Glad to see St. John's moving forward with a subforum structure. :tup:
The more I think of it, Moncton isn't ready yet. We have a lot of building activity in the metro area, but we don't have the concentration of big projects that you guys have. We have a fairly large number of SSP members from metro Moncton, but a lot of them are not tremendously active, posting only 2-3 times per week. You guys on the other hand have over a half dozen really active members and the growth of the SSP membership in the St. John's area has really been accelerating over the last several months. I would wager that the posting activity in St. John's now is starting to rival Halifax.
In short, St. John's is ready but Moncton isn't. Good luck to you guys! :tup:
thanks for your support :) you're always a welcome friend on the st. john's threads
I can't wait to see what the Halifax crew think when they see St. John's at the top of the page next to Halifax lol!
SignalHillHiker
Dec 27, 2012, 11:16 AM
My guess is they'll think:
"Huh? Oh, cool, there's another Atlantic Canada local!"
Then they'll click on it and think:
"WTF? Where's all the subforums?"
:haha:
MonctonRad
Dec 27, 2012, 11:32 AM
A question:
Do you guys think that all the Newfoundland threads should be grouped with the St. John's subforum, or do you think that the non St. John's threads, like for Corner Brook and for the Lower Churchill Falls project should remain in the broader Atlantic Canadian section?
My vote would be for the latter. The former course of action would be more akin to establishing an entirely separate Newfoundland section and would I think result in less contact between the Maritime and Newfoundland forumers.
Thoughts?
SignalHillHiker
Dec 27, 2012, 11:39 AM
I agree with you, MonctonRad.
This site seems to be organized by geographic region and then city. So having an Atlantic Canada section, and within that only having sections for specific cities (NOT provinces), fits with the overall site and, in my opinion, would be the best decision.
Halifax has a full Local and they still have Nova Scotia threads in the overall Atlantic Canada section. We shouldn't be any different.
PoscStudent
Dec 27, 2012, 12:12 PM
A question:
Do you guys think that all the Newfoundland threads should be grouped with the St. John's subforum, or do you think that the non St. John's threads, like for Corner Brook and for the Lower Churchill Falls project should remain in the broader Atlantic Canadian section?
My vote would be for the latter. The former course of action would be more akin to establishing an entirely separate Newfoundland section and would I think result in less contact between the Maritime and Newfoundland forumers.
Thoughts?
Agreed.
jeddy1989
Dec 27, 2012, 2:51 PM
My guess is they'll think:
"Huh? Oh, cool, there's another Atlantic Canada local!"
Then they'll click on it and think:
"WTF? Where's all the subforums?"
:haha:
I disagree, many cities do not have full locals, It is a very confusing set up
cities that just have a sub-forum for example are Edmonton, Montreal, Quebec city..
Also a few provinces are bunched together like Manitoba and Saskatchewan and none of their cities have sub forums of any kind
SignalHillHiker
Dec 27, 2012, 2:53 PM
Yeah, that's odd. Winnipeg could definitely use its own section.
jeddy1989
Dec 27, 2012, 2:53 PM
also I do agree that the threads pertaining to the entire province should be outside the sub thread. even though a few of them are really only visited by the St. John's people
Townie709
Dec 27, 2012, 3:27 PM
I agree with keeping the Newfoundland threads that aren't related to St. John's in the Atlantic Section as well. It will give us reason to visit ;)
Also, just wondering when we will see this implemented. Are we talking days, weeks, or months ?
Copes
Dec 27, 2012, 3:45 PM
Sorry for my inactivity lately guys, home for the holidays means very little time to be on here. Great news though. Looks like when I get back from my trip, the face of St. John's at SSP will have expanded considerably. :o
As for mods, Signal strikes me as the obvious choice, as he is probably the most recognizable member. He's a name any new member can remember easily, and he is certainly our most prominent outside of the Newfoundland discussion.
I second Jeddy and/or Architype for the 2nd position. Both would be excellent.
Congrats guys, happy to hear it. :)
SignalHillHiker
Dec 27, 2012, 5:54 PM
O.K., I'll throw my hat in the ring. :)
Townie709
Dec 27, 2012, 6:38 PM
Yeehaw! You'll be a great mod:tup:
Mike K.
Dec 27, 2012, 8:14 PM
I have now created the sub-forum. Please let me know if there are any threads that should have been moved that have not yet been moved and I'll get on it.
Gread feedback about mods. The question was raised about modding, and generally speaking anyone who spends time on the forum every day and has a good grasp of what is "trolling" instead of legitimate content is a great fit. Having experience with moderating a forum in the past is helpful but not necessary.
Great list of candidates so far :) If there are one or two forumers who accept nominations please re-iterate in this thread (I see SignalHillHiker has done so already).
SignalHillHiker
Dec 27, 2012, 8:16 PM
Looks great, Mike, THANK YOU! We will try our best to make a go of this and really grow this section.
One thing: not sure if the St-Pierre thread should be in this section.
Mike K.
Dec 27, 2012, 8:34 PM
No problem.
Is St-Pierre a suburb of St. John's? If so it can definitely be moved here.
Townie709
Dec 27, 2012, 8:37 PM
Haha nope, St.Pierre is not even a part of Canada! It is one of two small islands located off the south coast of Newfoundland that belong to France! Other than that minor error, the sub-forum looks great! Thanks so much mike!! We will do our best to grow our section :)
SignalHillHiker
Dec 27, 2012, 8:39 PM
I'd say move it to the general Atlantic Canada section. It's a part of France but just off the south coast of Newfoundland.
Mike K.
Dec 28, 2012, 1:04 AM
Ah, gotcha. The thread has now been moved.
Architype
Dec 28, 2012, 1:18 AM
These threads could be moved to the St.John's section:
http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/showthread.php?t=154541
http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/showthread.php?t=140422
http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/showthread.php?t=141090
jeddy1989
Dec 28, 2012, 3:52 PM
i'll throw my hat in too
Mike K.
Dec 28, 2012, 6:00 PM
These threads could be moved to the St.John's section:
http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/showthread.php?t=154541
http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/showthread.php?t=140422
http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/showthread.php?t=141090
Done.
MrChills
Jan 4, 2013, 9:11 AM
Yay! I've been away from the computer for a few weeks over the holidays, and I must say this is an awesome way to come back to forum.
Good work! :cheers:
J_Murphy
Jan 5, 2013, 3:00 AM
It's funny when you look at the St. John's section stats. Currently there are 37 active members (8 members and 29 guests). Come on guests, become members
Edit: Another interesting fact to note, after only 5 months on the boards, SignalHillHiker is already within the top 300 for most posts on SSP forums. Very impressive!
Ayreonaut
Jan 6, 2013, 5:54 PM
And I didn't think I'd miss much during my absence... :haha:
SignalHillHiker
Jan 6, 2013, 10:38 PM
It's funny when you look at the St. John's section stats. Currently there are 37 active members (8 members and 29 guests). Come on guests, become members
Edit: Another interesting fact to note, after only 5 months on the boards, SignalHillHiker is already within the top 300 for most posts on SSP forums. Very impressive!
Oh dear... lol I wouldn't say impressive. I need to log off now and then... ha!
jeddy1989
Jan 10, 2013, 2:14 PM
so what happened with the mods after?
Mike K.
Jan 10, 2013, 7:47 PM
Can I just get a confirmation post with the two selected mods to make sure we go forward with the right people?
Thank you.
jeddy1989
Jan 10, 2013, 7:58 PM
I'll willing to do it
SignalHillHiker
Jan 10, 2013, 7:58 PM
Me too. :)
Copes
Jan 10, 2013, 9:39 PM
I hearby dub jeddy1989 and SignallHillHiker St. John's section moderators.
J_Murphy
Jan 10, 2013, 9:53 PM
I hearby dub jeddy1989 and SignallHillHiker St. John's section moderators.
Seconded.
Townie709
Jan 10, 2013, 10:58 PM
:previous:
Thirded :D
statbass
Jan 12, 2013, 7:27 PM
I noticed on the Atlantic Canada section and there's a poll created by KevinFromTexas (forum administrator) for two moderators for the Atlantic section. Any word on when we will be getting moderators for the St. John's section?
Edit: Just noticed Mike K's post above. I guess we'll be going with Jeddy and Signal.... wise choices!
Marty_Mcfly
Jan 12, 2013, 7:51 PM
Not sure yet. I think things were getting out of control over there and needed moderation quickly. We on the other hand are tame enough to not cause trouble so they're probably not in as much of a rush. Lets just drink to any of our differences and not argue (too much) over them :cheers:
jeddy1989
Jan 12, 2013, 7:55 PM
:cheers:
Marty_Mcfly
Jan 12, 2013, 8:00 PM
I'm not sure how my name came up in the atlantic mod talk, but I wish I really had enough time to consider it. Working 9 hours a day, plus having time to skype the girlfriend doesn't allow much time to check and see if people are behaving on an internet forum :P You guys would be much better at it. When I get home from work there's like 5 new pages a day on the main St. John's thread, it takes forever to get through :haha:
SignalHillHiker
Jan 12, 2013, 8:10 PM
I agree - we fight well.
The worst I've seen is, "I think that was rude.", "Oh, sorry!" - ha!
Mike K.
Jan 14, 2013, 6:52 PM
Thanks, guys. We just need to formalize everything in the mod forum and we'll go from there.
jeddy1989 and SignalHillHiker, thank you for stepping up, and thank you all for your nominations and participation in this process.
SignalHillHiker
Jan 14, 2013, 9:15 PM
Good day, all. I changed the title of this thread to slightly change its purpose, now that we have our own section. I didn't want to just close this thread because it's such happy news and I like having the posts prior to this one around for future reference. :)
This is thread where you are welcome to share your suggestions about how we can improve our section.
First things first... I've made this thread a Sticky, I think that makes sense.
Are there any other threads you would like to see as Stickies? I think we should try to avoid having too many but there are a couple (Steel-toe Boot Squad, Development Rumours being the two) that I think might make good stickies, if you agree.
What do you all think?
SignalHillHiker
Jan 14, 2013, 9:20 PM
Another suggestion.
I think we should choose a title format that applies to all of our threads. I like the one with the brackets, since it seems to be what the forum is using.
Would you all agree that all threads in this section should follow the format:
[St. John's]: Thread Title
? It might seem redundant but when the threads appear as the most recent one with a post in the entire Atlantic Canada section, it'd be nice, I think, for people from other provinces to not mistake it for a thread in their section.
Changed the title of the official project thread just so you can see what you think...
statbass
Jan 14, 2013, 9:40 PM
Another suggestion.
I think we should choose a title format that applies to all of our threads. I like the one with the brackets, since it seems to be what the forum is using.
Would you all agree that all threads in this section should follow the format:
[St. John's]: Thread Title
? It might seem redundant but when the threads appear as the most recent one with a post in the entire Atlantic Canada section, it'd be nice, I think, for people from other provinces to not mistake it for a thread in their section.
Changed the title of the official project thread just so you can see what you think...
^^^^ I agree, it'll help with consistency and tidy up the section.
BTW: I noticed your name is now colored purple, I guess you're officially a moderator...congrats! Same to you, Jeddy!
SignalHillHiker
Jan 14, 2013, 10:04 PM
O.K. I've updated a few of the thread titles and made three additional ones stickies. Please let me know what you think, ESPECIALLY if you don't like any of these changes.
Also, added some cute and I think relevant smilies to the title of each thread, ha!
Architype
Jan 14, 2013, 10:10 PM
Although I think it might be redundant to have to put [St.John's] in each thread title, it can't hurt either, as you said to avoid any possible confusion. I am glad that the two of you chose to be moderators (congrats). I would have offered if necessary as I have been on here for so many years, but my time is more limited nowdays, and I need a break sometimes. Everything is looking good - be careful to not have too many stickies - but I would have stickied the East and West End threads too because they are project threads. :)
SignalHillHiker
Jan 14, 2013, 10:11 PM
East and West end would put us at 6 - I think that's O.K. as the limit. What about you?
Also, do you think I should unsticky any of the current ones?
SignalHillHiker
Jan 14, 2013, 10:13 PM
OR do you think we should get rid of the [St. John's] on every thread title...? I'm fine with either, really, just as long as we're consistent. :D
Architype
Jan 14, 2013, 10:14 PM
Sticky only threads which you think will always be relevant and will see constant activity; but six is probably enough IMO.
SignalHillHiker
Jan 14, 2013, 10:15 PM
Constant activity would knock of Steel-Toe Boots. I'll unsticky that one. Development Rumours I think we should leave there, even if it does slow down sometimes.
Townie709
Jan 14, 2013, 10:17 PM
He's gone crazy with power!!!!!!! :superwhip
Haha, just kidding :)
don't think we need to sticky any more threads. we have a few popular threads that generally stay in the top 5 anyway. It's not like they're ever hard to find as they're never far down the list
I like the brackets idea, that's a good way to keep everything organized.
Congrats Signal and Jeddy on being our appointed masters. May you have grace and balls as you govern over us measly peasants. Never forget, we live to serve the both of you. What thou sayest, goeth! Thou art the big cheese, the head honcho, the puppet master, the big man upstairs, the president, the governor, the king. We shall, by law, submit ourselves unto you as our master. May you govern with wisdom and strength and defend the kingdom of SSP from the likes of trolls and s***-disturbers. All hail Jeddy and Signal (may they live forever)
HAW-ZAAAA! :D
Edit: I also think the official project thread should be at the very top as opposed to this thread.
SignalHillHiker
Jan 14, 2013, 10:19 PM
:haha: Not crazy with power, I promise. I want us to be very democratic here. But I am a little OCD with consistency in naming conventions, etc.
I think the main project thread will be on top as soon as one of us post in it.
Townie709
Jan 14, 2013, 10:22 PM
Actually, I agree with architype. I think having [St. John's] at the beginning of every thread is very redundant. I think we should have it for individual projects (like fortis, deacon, or Hilton threads) but we don't need it for every thread. Isn't that why we have our own section? So we don't have to distinctly mention that everything relates to St. John's? I doubt many people will visit the St. John's section to look for the Edmonton east end thread :haha:
But if you want to, that's fine too! :D
Marty_Mcfly
Jan 14, 2013, 10:24 PM
Yay you have power!
I think the [St. John's] in each thread title is a bit much now that we have our own section. It was great when trying to sort through threads in the Atlantic Canada thread, but now what we have our own section it really isn't necessary.
SignalHillHiker
Jan 14, 2013, 10:25 PM
Yeah, now that I've switched a few over... it just looks bad to me, having [St. John's] on all of them. It's just too much. So, scratch that as a solution, yes?
We need to have some sort of guidelines as to how we name these threads.
Should we just say "Put [St. John's] on it if it's a specific project, nothing if it's not" - or come up with a few others. Now that it's in the St. John's section, should we have:
[Project]
On specific building threads?
[Photos]
On those threads?
And nothing on the rest?
Townie709
Jan 14, 2013, 10:25 PM
Oh okay, I just tested the stickys. Newest sticky goes to the top. That makes more sense. I thought they were concreted in one position
Townie709
Jan 14, 2013, 10:27 PM
I say keep [St. Johns] for specific project threads, you can add the photo one for photo threads, and I don't see any problem with the others remaining as they are for the tie being. That's my vote
SignalHillHiker
Jan 14, 2013, 10:30 PM
O.K. have a peek now and see what you all think.
Edit: And I unstickied this one...
Should we create an "Introduce Yourself" thread for new forumers?
Or perhaps change the title of the Community thread to:
[Off Topic] Community Thread (Say Hello and Introduce Yourself)
Architype
Jan 14, 2013, 10:57 PM
If you have too many stickied, people get used to ignoring them if they aren't active.
SignalHillHiker
Jan 15, 2013, 12:02 AM
Agreed. However, I do think the four we have aren't too many. I also think I could not have said that more awkwardly lol. What do you think?
jeddy1989
Jan 15, 2013, 12:09 AM
Thanks guys for welcoming me as your god! .. errr mod :yes: :worship: ;)
Architype
Jan 15, 2013, 12:12 AM
^ I think you will both be good mods.
The main Vancouver section has 6 stickied, and 3 of them have not been active since November.
However they are considered important enough to be there in spite of inactivity.
http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/forumdisplay.php?f=163
MonctonRad
Jan 15, 2013, 1:27 AM
One thing I think you should address is that every other mod (including Myles and Greg) are not only displayed in purple, but in bold face as well. Signal and Jeddy are only in purple, but not bold. We need consistency here!!! :)
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